About Mrs. Hurley

Welcome 5th Grade Students and Families!

My name is Mrs. Hurley, and I am so excited to begin my third year teaching 5th grade math at Pleasant Valley Elementary!

I grew up on a farm in Western Maryland, where I spent much of my childhood playing sports and riding horses. I have two younger siblings—my sister Taylor, who is 30, and my brother Daniel, who is 26. In high school, I discovered that my favorite sport was lacrosse, and I was fortunate to be recruited to play Division I lacrosse at Hofstra University on Long Island. During my time there, I was a four-year starter, an All-American, and earned my degree in Elementary Education.

After college, I worked as a Program Director at Harlem Lacrosse, the nation’s largest lacrosse nonprofit, from 2015 to 2019. I then spent four years teaching 5th grade at PS 149 in Harlem before joining Pleasant Valley.

In September 2022, I married my husband on my family farm. We now live in New Jersey with our two cats, Winston and Stewie. Most recently, in March 2025, we welcomed our first son, Kevin Hamilton “Hammy” Hurley, and we are absolutely in love with our newest addition.

I truly love teaching math and could not be more excited to share that passion with all of you. I know this will be a wonderful year of learning and growing together!

With excitement,
Mrs. Hurley